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FIRST LOOK AT BOLD NEW HYUNDAI SANTA FE

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Although it’s still a few weeks away from its global launch, and at least six months away from arriving here, Hyundai Australia has released details and images of its latest (fifth generation) Santa Fe family SUV. Styling is radically different to any previous Santa Fe model with a squared-off, chiselled look replacing the smoother curves of the current model suggesting more serious off-road credentials than before although not to the extent as the similarly-shaped Land Rover Defender. The most striking feature is at the front where the latest Hyundai ‘family’… Read more

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POLISHED PERFORMANCE BY HYBRID HEAVYWEIGHT

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With electric vehicles lighting up the sports utility vehicle market, the Santa Fe has muscled in on the heavyweight SUV segment with the seven-seat premium Elite and flagship Highlander taking on hybridised rivals such as the Toyota Kluger, Kia Sorento hybrid and Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid. The Santa Fe petrol-electric hybrid has the brains to charge its lithium-ion battery through conversion of kinetic energy while working in conjunction with the internal combustion engine and regenerative brakes while on the move. Hyundai hybrid is kitted out essentially like its petrol- and… Read more

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HIGHLANDER FLING: SUV NOW IN STEP WITH HYBRID ENERGY

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With electric vehicles making landfall Down Under like lightning strikes in a tropical summer storm, the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid stands out from the deluge, being one of the few family-size sports utility vehicles to take up EV status. It’s not the ‘Full Monty’ electric model but retains in tandem an internal combustion power plant. Until recently the only seven-seater SUV hybridised was the Toyota Kluger. Now the Santa Fe joins the Kia Sorento hybrid and Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid in adding to the mix. . No plug-in hybrid here,… Read more

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HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID SET TO CHALLENGE RAV4

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Hyundai has announced details of a new turbocharged petrol / electric hybrid version of its family sized seven-seat Santa Fe SUV. Due to go on sale later in November, Santa Fe Hybrid will introduce a first-ever turbo- charged petrol/electric hybrid powertrain that delivers an impressive combination of dynamic performance and fuel efficiency. Santa Fe Hybrid will come with the two highest trim levels, Elite and Highlander the lower- spec Elite priced at $63,000 and Highlander at $69,550. These prices are each just $3000 more than the equivalent AWD diesel models…. Read more